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Star (Christchurch), Volume LXVI, Issue 20282, 17 April 1934, Page 14

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SYDNEY STOCK EXCHANGE. SYDNEY, April 17. On the Stock Exchange the following sales were made:—Commonwealth 4 p.c. Bonds; 1941, £lO6 15s; 1944, £107; 1950, £lO7 12s 6d; 1953, £108; 1955, £108; 1957, £IOB 11s 3d; 1959, £lO6 17s 6d; 1961, £lO7 17s 6d. Bank of New South Wales, £33 15s; Australian Gas, A, £8 0s 6d; Associated News, 235; British Tobacco, S7s 6d; Broken Hill Proprietary, 46s 6d; Goldsborough Mort, 33s 9d; Lustre Hosiery, 24s 6d. THREE NEW STARS. \ LONDON, April 16. The Blue Star Line Is naming three motorships which are being built for the Australian and New Zealand service the Australia Star, New Zealand Star and Imperial Star, FATAL. EXPLOSION. f NAPIER, April 17. Delia Lavine Calder, a married woman of Bayview, was found dead following an explosion of benzine. No sign of injury was apparent. Four children aged from one and a half years to four years were in the house. The crying of one of these children attracted attention which lead to the discovers' of the tragedy. PEACE IN I2TOXA. CALCUTTA. April 16. In the Legislative Assembly Sir Harry Haig, Home Minister, announced that the Government would raise no obstacles to a meeting of the Congress Committee for ratifying Gandhi’s new policy. He added that if as a result civil disobedience was called off the Government would [ review its policy in regard to Conf gress organisations and the release of political prisoners would be expedited.